L'Ensaïmada Mallorquina
The ensaïmada is a coiled sweet pastry product from
Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. Dating back to the 17th century, the
ensaïmada is eaten typically for breakfast or as an afternoon snack
accompanied by a "chocolate caliente" (a thick, almost
dipping-sauce-like hot chocolate) or a scoop of delicious almond ice
cream. It is also commonly served at many festivals and celebrations
such as; Christmas, birthdays and communions.
Ensaïmadas are made using a simple recipe of flour, water, sugar,
eggs, starter dough (mother dough), and pork lard. The dough is then
coiled into a 'snail' shape, baked until golden-brown and then sprinkled
with powdered sugar to finish.
The traditional ensaïmada is with powdered sugar but there are many different flavours of filling available to choose from:
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🎃 Cabello de Ángel 🎃
A sweetened pumpkin jam - 🍫 Chocolate or Nutella 🍫
- 🍦 Custard and/or Cream 🍦
- 🥜 Almond nougat 🥜
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🐷 Sobrasada 🐷
A typical Mallorcan delicacy; a raw cured pork-sausage seasoned with salt, black pepper and paprika.With a spreadable texture similar to a pâté - 👉🤤And many more...🤤👈
Fun fact...
The Catalan word "saim" means pork lard. The word
saim comes from the Arabic word "samin" meaning fat.
So, Ensaimada literally means, 'put lard in the dough'.
Interesting,
right?🤓
Want to try a delicious Ensaïmada for yourself?
